Duran Duran
Garbageman“You ain’t no punk, you punk”
Genius.
David Bowie
Breaking Glass“Don’t look at the carpet, I drew something awful on it”
What could it be? Probably a crude drawing of a penis. You know how immature boys can be.
Shakira
Whenever, Wherever“Lucky that my breasts are small and humble, so you don’t confuse them with mountains”
Shakira has managed to develop her breasts so that there cannot be any confusion between them and mountains. Brilliant. Pamela Anderson should take note.
The Sisters of Mercy Something Fast
“You can stand all night, at a red light anywhere in town, hailing maries left and right, but none of them slow down”
Clever.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Weapon Of Choice“I won’t waste it, I won’t waste it, I won’t waste my love on a nation”
Wise.
Suede
Killing of a Flashboy“That shitter with a pout won’t be putting it about no more”
Nice attitude by Suede. Although the band wouldn’t be able to fight their way out of paper bag.
Duran Duran
Save a Prayer“Some people call it a one night stand, but we can call it paradise”
Probably the most brazen chat up line. I expect it has never worked. Ever.
Black Box Recorder
Child Psychology“Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it”
It is a psychological gamble using this lyric on someone who may be depressed. But I believe it is a pragmatic response to whatever the problem is.
Morrissey
I Will See You In Far Off Places“If your god bestows protection upon you, and if the USA doesn’t bomb you, I believe I will see you somewhere safe, looking to the camera, messing around, and pulling faces”
Love and politics. Probably man love and politics.
And my favourite...
Pulp
I Spy“You see you should take me seriously, very seriously indeed. Cos I've been sleeping with your wife for the past sixteen weeks, smoking your cigarettes, drinking your brandy, messing up the bed you chose together. And in all that time I just wanted you to come home unexpectedly one afternoon and catch us at it in the front room. You see I spy for a living and I specialise in revenge, on taking the things I know will cause you pain. I can't help it, I was dragged up.
My favourite park's a car park, grass is something you smoke, birds are something you shag, take your year in Provence and shove it up your ass.”
Classy.
